# Baikunthpur Village, Garkha, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Garkha, Saran 

# Baikunthpur

Baikunthpur is a village in Garkha sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **970 people in 162 households**, the 83rd largest of 99 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%.

- 970people (2011)
- 162households
- 70.7%literacy
- 902females per 1,000 males

## Baikunthpur PIN code and other codes

Baikunthpur falls in Garkha sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatItwan
- Community development blockGarkha
- Census village code234388

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Baikunthpur from nearby towns?

- Garkha (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)32 km by road
- Chapra (nearest town)24 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Baikunthpur?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Baikunthpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mahammadpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Garkha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Marhaura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Baikunthpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 95% of the 44 hectares of village land is sown, and 36 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Baikunthpur

Of every 100 households in Baikunthpur in 2011, 5 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Baikunthpur · ■ Garkha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**83%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**95%

Use banking services ****60%**

**57%

Television ****11%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**17%

Own their home ****98%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Baikunthpur?

■ Baikunthpur · ■ Garkha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.7%**

**64.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****902**

**943

Working population ****25.7%**

**26.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.3% for men and 56.8% for women. 44% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 20 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 26 (10%) · **■** Marginal 201 (81%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Garkha

- Deuria1,102 people
- Bagahi1,029 people
- Jigna1,029 people
- Sarwadih1,001 people
- Gauhar Basant953 people
- Jagdishpur942 people
- SahoSarae914 people
- Aliaspur809 people

[All 113 villages in Garkha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/garkha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Baikunthpur from Chhapra?32 km by road
- What is the population of Baikunthpur?970 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baikunthpur in?Saran district (Garkha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Baikunthpur?70.7% (Census 2011)